North Korea: On Ground Updates - March 29, 2009

North Korea:

On Ground Updates

DoD file photo of Sec Robert Gates
Defense Secretary Robert Gates tells "FOX News Sunday" that the US can do nothing to stop North Korea from thumbing its nose at the international community by test-firing a long-range missile
Sunday, March 29, 2009
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* FoxNews.com brings us the following report late this Sunday Morning and it starts off like this… The United States can do nothing to stop North Korea from breaking international law in the next 10 days by firing a missile that is unlikely to be shot down by the U.S. or its allies, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday… Appearing on "FOX News Sunday," Gates said North Korea "probably will" fire the missile, prompting host Chris Wallace to ask: "And there's nothing we can do about it?"… "No," Gates answered, adding, "I would say we're not prepared to do anything about it."…
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Gates: U.S. Not Prepared to Respond to North Korea Missile Launch
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* AP has this bit of NEW News posted up on their website today. It goes in part like this… North Korea is preparing to launch a short- or medium-range missile, possibly right after it carries out its plan to fire a long-range rocket in early April, a Japanese newspaper reported Sunday… Tokyo's Sankei newspaper, citing several unnamed Japanese government sources, reported Sunday that the North is also preparing to test-launch another missile from Wonsan, about 155 miles (250 kilometers) south of Musudan-ni. It said U.S., South Korean and Japanese intelligence analyses said the missile could be short or medium range The report said the North may conduct another missile test if the U.N. Security Council approves sanctions against it, or if it cannot wrest concessions from the United States…
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Report: NKorea preparing for another missile test

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